Blessings to you, the readers of this page, in Jesus Christ our Lord. May He guide you and protect you always.

Worship Service At Internet Church Of Christ
For Week Of Sunday, April 15, 2007

Featuring A Prayer For Gov. Jon Corzine, and the question "How should we choose the people we pray for?"

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Everything here is in the Public Domain, free for all people to use without restriction, except verses from the Revised Standard Version Bible (RSV), which are copyrighted and used by permission, and the picture, "Jesus Healing The Sick," which may be subject to copyright and is used here by implied permission.

"Jesus Healing The Sick"
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ORDER OF WORSHIP: 

Welcome
Opening Hymn - "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" - words and MIDI music
Invocation
The Lord's Prayer - with MP3 audio
Declaration Of Faith: The Apostles' Creed - with MP3 audio

Scriptures and Teachings - 
  A Prayer For Gov. Jon Corzine, and the question "How should 
  we choose the people we pray for?" 
 

Holy Communion
How To Find A Real, Live Church
Closing Hymn - "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross" -
    words and MIDI music
Benediction
   

Welcome

Hello Beloved,

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Opening Hymn

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Lyrics by Charles Wesley (1747); music is the hymn tune BEECHER, by John Zundel (1870); MIDI file by Bill McGinnis, altered from an existing Public Domain MIDI file. Everything here is Public Domain.

MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/lovdivb.mid

LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING - by Charles Wesley, 1747 -
                                       Public Domain 


             Love divine, all loves excelling,
             Joy of heav'n, to earth come down;
             Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,
             All Thy faithful mercies crown;
             Jesus, Thou art all compassion,
             Pure, unbounded love Thou art;
             Visit us with Thy salvation,
             Enter ev'ry trembling heart.

             Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit
             Into ev'ry troubled breast;
             Let us all in Thee inherit,
             Let us find Thy promised rest;
             Take away the love of sinning;
             Alpha and Omega be;
             End of faith, as its beginning,
             Set our hearts at liberty.

             Come, Almighty to deliver,
             Let us all Thy life receive;
             Suddenly return, and never,
             Never more Thy temples leave;
             Thee we would be always blessing,
             Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
             Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing,
             Glory in Thy perfect love.

             Finish then Thy new creation,
             Pure and spotless let us be;
             Let us see Thy great salvation,
             Perfectly restored in Thee;
             Changed from glory into glory,
             Till in heav'n we take our place,
             Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
             Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

                              Amen.

                

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Invocation

             O Lord, we come together in Your name,
             And as You promised, we know You are here.

             AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
             AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
             AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.

             We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
             And share with us Your presence, openly,

             FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
             AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.

             In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

To play, click or double-click below


MP3 audio file at http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer.mp3
Free, Public Domain.

The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .

                     The Lord's Prayer 
   

          Our Father, who art in heaven,
            hallowed be thy Name,
            thy kingdom come,
            thy will be done,
              on earth as it is in heaven.
          Give us this day our daily bread.
          And forgive us our trespasses,
            as we forgive those who trespass against us.
          And lead us not into temptation,
            but deliver us from evil.
          For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
            for ever and ever. Amen.

                      Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
                              Matthew 6:9-13    


          

Declaration Of Faith

The Apostles Creed

To play, click or double-click below


MP3 audio file at http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/apostlescreed.mp3
Free, Public Domain.

  This historic affirmation of faith comes to us from the early 
centuries of the Christian church.

  
      I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
      Maker of heaven and earth:
      And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
      Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit;
      Born of the virgin Mary,
      Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
      Was crucified, dead, and buried;
      He descended into hell;
      The third day he rose again from the dead;
      He ascended into heaven
      And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
      From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
      I believe in the Holy Spirit;
      The holy catholic church;     *
      The communion of saints;
      The forgiveness of sins;
      The resurrection of the body;
      And the life everlasting.

                             Amen.
      

                * Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
                  believers in Christ, not just one particular church.

Scriptures And Teachings

A Prayer For Gov. Jon Corzine, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident on April 12, 2007; and the question "How should we choose the people we pray for?"

THERE IS ONE GOD WHO CREATED ALL THINGS, AND WHO HAS ULTIMATE CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE UNIVERSE. THIS PRAYER IS DIRECTED TO HIM, BY WHATEVER NAME YOU CHOOSE TO CALL HIM.

To play, click or double-click below

http://www.favoritereadings.com/aprayerforgovernorjoncorzine.mp3
- Public Domain

Dear LORD, we come to You in prayer today
To ask that You will choose to use Your power
To aid a person who is badly hurt.

His name is Jon Corzine.

We pray that You will go to Jon Corzine,
And make his body whole again, and sound.
We pray that You will take away his pain,
And let him have the needed healing sleep.
We pray that You will mend his broken bones,
And heal the flesh that has been badly harmed.
We pray that You will guide the minds and hands
Of all those who are working on his case.
We pray You will give comfort and relief
To all his loved ones who are so concerned.

(Optional: for Christians - In Jesus' holy name we pray . . . )

Amen.

(Optional: for Christians - In Jesus' holy name we pray . . . )

Amen.

MP3 Audio Clip at http://www.favoritereadings.com/aprayerforgovernorjoncorzine.mp3 - Public Domain

NOTES: How should we choose the people we pray for?

How should we choose the people we pray for? We know that thousands, perhaps millions, of people become sick or injured every day. We cannot pray for all of them individually. So how do we choose? Why should we sometimes pray for famous people in the news, and not for the vast multitude of unknowns who also need our prayers? What should we do?

The reality is, there is an infinite need for prayer, just as there is an infinite need for other kinds of assistance to people. But our resources are finite and limited. Whatever time or other resources we give to one recipient, we cannot give to others, perhaps more worthy or more deserving of our help.

Here is the way I decide, and I am suggesting this way for you.

First, whenever you have a generous or loving impulse to help someone -- by prayer or otherwise -- follow that impulse unless you have a very, very, good reason not to follow it. Loving impulses to help come straight from God, and we should always follow them unless we have a really good reason not to follow them.

When a particular individual comes to your attention -- either from direct personal contact or from an indirect contact, such as a news report -- you can always take a moment to offer a brief prayer for that particular person and for those who are close to him. For example, "Lord, please help Joe Jones who was injured today, and all of his loved ones." And if you feel the impulse to expand on this prayer, go ahead and do it.

Likewise, when groups of people come to your attention, you can always offer a brief prayer for them. For example, "Lord, please help those tornado victims I saw on TV, and all of their loved ones." And if you feel the impulse to expand on this prayer, go ahead and do it.

We recognize that millions of people are constantly in need, even though they have not specifically come to our attention. It is always a good idea to say a general prayer for them, too, perhaps something like this: "Dear Lord, please help and bless all those who are suffering and in need. Please bring to them Your aid and Your relief."

Caution: Do not start criticizing God for allowing bad things to happen to good people. God does things for His own reasons, which none of us are entitled to understand at this time. For more on this subject, please see my message, "Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?" located at http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-badthingstogoodpeople.html

Q: If God already knows everything, why do we need to pray for anything? Doesn't He already know what we want?

A: Yes, He already knows everything, but He doesn't necessarily pay attention to everything. He desires us to express ourselves directly to Him when we want something. As the Bible says, "Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." - Philippians 4:6 (KJCNT) Complete text at http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/kjcnt11.txt

Holy Communion

A ceremony for Holy Communion is available to you HERE! - http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/pearl-holycommunion.html

If you are alone, you will needed to be both "Leader" and "Assembly," as described in the ceremony.

Closing Hymn

"When I Survey The Wondrous Cross"

This is considered by many people to be the greatest hymn in the English language. The poem is by Isaac Watts, and the music is the hymn tune HAMBURG, by Lowell Mason, based on the First Gregorian Chant. MIDI sequence by Bill McGinnis, attempting to present the original Lowell Mason arrangement.

MIDI music file at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/surveyb.mid

WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS - by Isaac Watts, 1707 
                                      Public Domain


              When I survey the wondrous cross
              On which the Prince of Glory died,
              My richest gain I count but loss,
              And pour contempt on all my pride.

              Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
              Save in the death of Christ, my God;
              All the vain things that charm me most,
              I sacrifice them to His blood.

              See, from His head, His hands, His feet,
              Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
              Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
              Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

              His dying crimson, like a robe,
              Spreads o'er His body on the tree;
              Then I am dead to all the globe,
              And all the globe is dead to me.

              Were the whole realm of nature mine,
              That were a present far too small;
              Love so amazing, so divine,
              Demands my soul, my life, my all.

                                 Amen.
             


NOTES: Please don't let the unfamiliar phrasing cause you to miss the
power of this hymn. It is well worth spending the time to get the
meaning clearly.  This poem has been called the "greatest hymn ever
written in the English language." Isaac Watts revolutionized
public worship in his time, and this is his crowning achievement.

Similarly, the music is also superb, perhaps the most perfect
hymn music ever written. Based on a  Gregorian
chant, perfectly arranged for four-part choral singing. Lowell Mason 
considered this to be perhaps his most important musical contribution.
In my opinion, this is the arrangement which most perfectly captures
what Lowell Mason was hearing when he worked on this song.

Benediction

    _____________________________________________________________
       
      "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in
       all ways. The Lord be with you all." (2 Thessalonians 3:16 RSV)
         _____________________________________________________________

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.

This worship service is now complete.

   
          Rev. Bill McGinnis

               Pastor - InternetChurchOfChrist.org      
               Director - LoveAllPeople.org

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